Nights for Tuesday 5 March 2024

8:10 The House

A select committee has heard that due to the increasing demands on the work of the Office of the Clerk in an environment of funding constraints, the efficiency of some key Parliament functions could suffer.

The bodies that run Parliament have been crying poor for years now, but are without a minister in cabinet to argue their case. However their message was clear to Parliament’s Governance & Administration Select Committee last night as they discussed the Annual Review of the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Annual Review of the Parliamentary Service.

8:15 Pacific Waves

A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.

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8:30 Jukebox

Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story with it.

Send in your picks to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.

8:45 The Reading

Tonight, part six of 'Fake Baby', written by Amy McDaid and read here by Alisha Jacob and Nigel Collins.

9:07 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.

If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.

The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.

9:15 Shower Thoughts: How much do authors get paid?

Today's Shower Thought comes courtesy of Mike in Auckland, who asks: how much of the price of a book actually goes to the writer? 

To answer, Emile Donovan is joined by Te Herenga Waka Victoria University Press publisher Fergus Barrowman, who explains just how much writers are paid for each book sold, how advances work, and whether they get money from libraries checking out their stuff.

Send in your shower thought to nights@rnz.co.nz

9:30 Politics by Night with Sam Sachdeva

Newsroom's national affairs editor Sam Sachdeva joins Emile Donovan to discuss Christopher Luxon's meetings with ASEAN leaders, the shabby state of New Zealand's political 'perks' like Premier House and Defence Force planes, and revisions upon revisions for when the country can be expected to be back in surplus.

10:17 Economic abuse affecting around 15 percent of women in relationships

New research from the University of Auckland has found that one in seven women in relationships experience economic abuse, wherein a partner uses tactics designed to control a woman's financial resources.

Economic abuse was found to compound the effects of other forms of intimate partner violence, including food insecurity, and the likelihood of mental illness such as depression or anxiety.

Lead author for the study Professor Janet Fanslow from the school of population health at the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan.

Where to get help:

If it is an emergency and you feel like you or someone else is at risk, call 111.

Need to Talk? Free call or text 1737 any time to speak to a trained counsellor, for any reason.

Lifeline: 0800 543 354 or text HELP to 4357

Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 / 0508 TAUTOKO (24/7). This is a service for people who may be thinking about suicide, or those who are concerned about family or friends.

Depression Helpline: 0800 111 757 (24/7) or text 4202

Samaritans: 0800 726 666 (24/7)

Youthline: 0800 376 633 (24/7) or free text 234 (8am-12am), or email talk@youthline.co.nz

What's Up: online chat (3pm-10pm) or 0800 WHATSUP / 0800 9428 787 helpline (12pm-10pm weekdays, 3pm-11pm weekends)

Asian Family Services: 0800 862 342 Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm or text 832 Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. Languages spoken: Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and English.

Rural Support Trust Helpline: 0800 787 254

Healthline: 0800 611 116

Rainbow Youth: (09) 376 4155

OUTLine: 0800 688 5463 (6pm-9pm)

Sexual Violence

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) 022 344 0496

NZ Police

Victim Support 0800 842 846

Rape Crisis 0800 88 33 00

Rape Prevention Education

Empowerment Trust

HELP Call 24/7 (Auckland): 09 623 1700, (Wellington): 04 801 6655 - push 0 at the menu

Safe to talk: a 24/7 confidential helpline for survivors, support people and those with harmful sexual behaviour: 0800044334

Male Survivors Aotearoa

10:30 West Coast leads the country in tourism spending growth

Amidst trying financial times, one New Zealand region has got it made in the shade.

The South Island's West Coast had the biggest surge in tourism spending in 2023, up a massive 30.6 percent on its performance the year prior.

It was also one of only two regions in the entire country to have positive GDP growth in the last financial quarter alongside Auckland.

It's also got the most affordable housing in the country.

So what is the secret to the Coast's ascendancy?

Heath Milne is the chief executive of Development West Coast and he joins Emile Donovan.

10:45 Rural athletes converge on Palmerston North

Starting Thursday, the Manawatū will be the centre of rural activity as the New Zealand Rural Games get underway.

Thousands are expected for the event which is now in its tenth year.

Steve Hollander is the Rural Games' founder and event manager and he joins Emile Donovan.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.

Tonight, music from Le Trio Joubran, Aroof Afteb, and the Buena Vista Social Club.